C A P P E L L A

Cappella is one of those bands where the name represents the work of many, many people:
The producers, the musicians, the DJs and the vocalist. The act that the public saw promoting
the tunes was originally vocalist Kelly Overett and Rodney Bishop.
Kelly has since gone solo under the name of Kelly-O, and the space she left behind has
been filled by Alison Jordan.

1987-1992

The name Cappella refers to Italian Renaissance Frescos and Chapels,
and was chosen to emphasise the idea of rebirth.

Just as the period of Renaissance is linked to the idea of the rebirth of culture, Cappella's
house music is linked to the idea of the rebirth of Eurodance music.

It was the great idea of
Gianfranco Bortolotti who, in 1987, led the Media team to create the track "Bauhaus/Push The Beat",
which had great success in clubs all over the world, entering many of the European charts, including the
UK Top 50! The first breakthrough for Cappella.

About a year later the track "Helyom Halib" was released, which turned out to be a major stormer,
reaching very high positions in various international charts, including the UK Top 10.This chronicle of
huge success was to continue with such massive tunes as "House Of Alkali", "Be Master In One's
Own House", "House Energy Revenge", "Get Out of My Case" and "The Rotation Of The House".
The next track "Take Me Away" had huge success due to the sampling of Loleatta Holoway vocals
from her very own 1980 disco classic "Love Sensation".

1993-1994

Their success was to see rapid growth with the release of the single"U Got 2 Know" early in '93
which went Top 10 in the UK and Germany, and Top 30 all over Europe. The first major European success
for Cappella.The next two years saw one success after another, the biggest triumph being
"U Got 2 Let The Music", which found its way to the top spot in many of the European charts!
But things had only just begun!

The Ace of Cappella tracks was undoubtedly "Move On Baby". Released in 1994, its powerful,
racey and melodic theme took it to number one in the UK, the Euro Sales Chart and a number of other
countries! Following that, Media released the dance floor's most eagerly awaited album of the year,
"U Got 2 Know". From the album, "U & Me" and "Move It Up" were released in 1994,
and both repeated the massive success that Cappella were becoming accustomed to!

1995

The year 1995 saw a few changes in the Cappella/Media Records team.
Alison Jordan joined the team. The single "Don't Be Proud" was released
and in the summer the absolutely massive "Tell Me The Way" was released which
had great, and well deserved, success in the Italian official charts, and a large number
of other countries.

1996

In January 1996 Cappella released "I Need Your Love" it immediately climbed up the club and sales
charts. They also released "Back In Your Life" and in the summer of 1996 they released their second
album called "War In Heaven", and then in the fall they released their single
"Turn It Up and Down", a superb track in a typical Cappella style.

1997

In April/May 1997 they released a single called "Be My Baby" in most of Europe.
The single "U Tore My World Apart" was only released in Germany. In Scandinavia
the single "Do You Run Away Now" was released and in Holland the single
"The Big Beat" was released.

Later in 1997 the rapper Rodney was fired, and the rap was taken over by T. Pagani.

1998

Later in 1998 Cappella released the superb single "U R The Power Of Love" which is
in the same good-old fashioned Cappella sound.

Cappella released a single in Spain on the 8th of October, "U R The Power Of Love".
It was released by Bit Records.

Cappella released the song "U Got 2 Let The Music" in a "98" version, in November.
This single contained 5 mixes of the brand new '98 version plus a never released song:"Leave It".

2002

After years of silence things started to heathen up again. Cappella release the
single "U Got 2 Know 2002" in September. "U Got 2 Know" was Cappella's
real breakthrough in the charts, now they released this trackagain to let the fans and other
people know that Cappella will be back.

2004

Cappella was back with the single "Angel". It was released on 12" in April and as a CDM in August.

In August Cappella also released a 12" promo, yet another "remake", entitled "U Got 2 Let The Music 2004".

"U Got 2 Let The Music 2004" was released on December 13, 2004.

Cappella will release a "best of" album on August 29th, the release features a CD + DVD.

Move It Up (Radio Edit)
Move It Up (Fierce Edit)
Move It Up (KM 1972 Mix)
Move It Up (Plus Staples Mix)
Move It Up (Mars Plastic Mix)
Move It Up (Magic Domingo Mix)
Move It Up (Club Mix)
Move It Up (Brescia Edit)
Move It Up (R.A.F. Zone)

Move It Up (Axis Edit)
Move It Up (Fierce Edit)
Move It Up (KM 1972 Mix)
Move It Up (Plus Staples Mix)
Move It Up (Mars Plastic Mix)
Move It Up (Magic Domingo Mix)
Move It Up (Club Mix)
Move It Up (Brescia Edit)
Move It Up (R.A.F. Zone)

4:04
3:57
5:35
7:32
6:04
7:00
5:04
5:56
5:32

Title:

Move It Up (French Edition)

Released:

1994

Tracklisting:

Track 1.Track 2.Track 3.Track 4.

Move It Up (KM 1972 Mix)
Move It Up (House Mix)
Move It Up (Plus Staples Mix)
Move It Up (Club Mix)

5:40
6:00
7:30
5:05

Title:

Move It Up (UK Edition)

Released:

1994

Tracklisting:

Track 1.Track 2.Track 3.Track 4.

Move It Up (Fierce Edit)
Big Beat
Move It Up (KM 1972 Mix)
Move It Up (House Mix)

3:57
n/a
5:35
6:00

Title:

Move It Up (Scandinavian Edition)

Released:

1994

Tracklisting:

Track 1.Track 2.Track 3.Track 4.

Move It Up (R.A.F. Zone Mix)
Move It Up (House Mix)
Move It Up (Mars Plastic Mix)
Move It Up (Radio Version)

5:32
6:06
6:05
3:59

Title:

Move It Up (Australian Edition)

Released:

1994

Tracklisting:

Track 1.Track 2.Track 3.Track 4.Track 5.Track 6.

Move It Up (R.A.F. Zone Mix)
Move It Up (House Mix)
Move It Up (Mars Plastic Mix)
Move It Up (Magic Domingo Mix)
Move It Up (KM 1972 Mix)
Move It Up (Club Mix)

Back In Your Life (Radio Edit)
Back In Your Life (Mars Plastic Mix)
Another you (Mars Plastic Mix)
Back In Your Life (Yokoto & Co Mix)
Back In Your Life (KM 1972 Mix)
Another You (Album Version)
Back In Your Life (Album Version)

Turn It Up and Down (Mars Plastic Radio Edit/Video Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Mars Plastic Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (R.A.F. Zone Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Trance Vocal Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Alpha Art Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Frank'O Moiraghi Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Pagani Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Roc 2 Da Rhythm Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Todd Terry's Freeze Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Todd Terry's In House Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (TNT Club Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Album Version)

3:34
5:29
5:14
7:00
5:32
6:59
5:42
6:50
7:18
6:33
6:58
4:08

Title:

Turn It Up and Down (German Edition)

Released:

1996

Tracklisting:

Track 1.Track 2.Track 3.Track 4.Track 5.Track 6.Track 7.

Turn It Up And Down (Tee's Todd Terry Freeze Radio Mix)
Turn It Up And Down (Video Mix)
Turn It Up And Down (Tee's Todd Terry In House Mix)
Turn It Up And Down (Mars Plastic Mix)
Turn It Up And Down (R.A.F. Zone Mix)
Turn It Up And Down (Frank 'O Moiraghi Mix)
Turn It Up And Down (Pagani Mix)

3:32
3:36
6:34
5:31
5:18
7:03
5:44

Title:

Turn It Up and Down (French Edition)

Released:

1996

Tracklisting:

Track 1.Track 2.

Turn It Up And Down (Radio Edit)
Turn It Up And Down (TNT Club Mix)

3:27
6:55

Title:

Turn It Up and Down (Austrian Edition)

Released:

1996

Tracklisting:

Track 1.Track 2.Track 3.Track 4.Track 5.Track 6.

Turn It Up and Down (Radio Edit Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Mars Plastic Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (R.A.F Zone Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Trance Vocal Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Tee's Freeze Radio Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (TNT Club Mix)

3:33
5:29
5:13
6:15
3:30
5:44

Title:

Turn It Up and Down (French Edition)

Released:

1996

Tracklisting:

Track 1.Track 2.Track 3.Track 4.Track 5.Track 6.

Turn It Up and Down (Album Edit
Turn It Up and Down (Mars Plastic Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Todd Terry Tee's Freeze Radio Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Todd Terry TNT Club Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Frank'O Moiraghi Mix)
Turn It Up and Down (Video Mix)

Helyom Halib
House Of Al-Kali
Be Master In One's Own House
House Energy Revenge
Push The Beat - Bauhaus
Get Out Of My Case
Rotation Of The House
Helyom Halib (Remix)
House Energy Revenge (Remix)
Everybody Listen To It (The Paradise Mix)

Helyom Halib
House Of Al-Kali
Be Master In One's Own House
House Energy Revenge
Push The Beat - Bauhaus
Get Out Of My Case
Rotation Of The House
Helyom Halib (Remix)
House Energy Revenge (Remix)
Helyom Halib (Acid Acid Acid)
Helyom Halib (Acid Mix)

Tell Me The Way
I Need Your Love
Back In Your Life
Stay With Me
Another You
Do You Run Away Now
You Took My Heart
War In Heaven
Turn Up And Down
Music And Harmony
I Need Your Love (X-Tended Mix)
Tell Me The Way (House Mix)

Tell Me The Way
I Need Your Love
Back In Your Life
Stay With Me
Another You
Do You Run Away Now
You Took My Heart
War In Heaven
Turn Up And Down
Music And Harmony
I Need Your Love (X-Tended Mix)
Tell Me The Way (House Mix)

Tell Me The Way
I Need Your Love
Back In Your Life
Stay With Me
Another You
Do You Run Away Now
You Took My Heart
War In Heaven
Turn Up And Down
Music And Harmony
Helyom Halib
Festival Megamix (Move On Baby, U & Me, U Got 2 Let The Music)

CD 1
Tell Me The Way
I Need Your Love
Back In Your Life
Stay With Me
Another You
Do You Run Away Now
You Took My Heart
War In Heaven
Turn Up And Down
Music And Harmony

CD 2
Turn It Up & Down (Tee's In The House Radio Mix)
I Need Your Love (T.S.O.C Mix)
Tell Me The Way (House Mix)
Turn It Up & Down (TNT Club Mix)
I Need Your Love (Frank 'O' Moiraghi Mix)
Tell Me The Way (RAF Zone Mix)
Turn It Up & Down (Tee's In The House Extended Mix)
I Need Your Love (Mediterranean Mix)
Tell Me The Way (Tekno Kingdom Mix)

Tell Me The Way
I Need Your Love
Back In Your Life
Stay With Me
Another You
Do You Run Away Now
You Took My Heart
War In Heaven
Turn Up And Down
Music And Harmony
Helyom Halib
Festival Megamix (Move On Baby, U & Me, U Got 2 Let The Music)

Thanks to Jeroen Willems for some tracklistings and pictures.
Thanks to David Nascimento for some tracklistings and pictures.
Thanks to Gustaf Molin for some tracklistings.
Thanks to CJ Pelupessy for providing some information and tracklistings.
Thanks to Daymon for some info.
Thanks to Nick Gryzin for some CD-covers.
Thanks to Dmitriy A. Pavlov for some discography information.
Thanks to Sami Orava for some discography informaton.
Thanks to Joost Leegwater for some discography information.
Thanks to Andrew for some information and CD-covers.
Thanks to Michael Street for some information and some cd-covers.
Thanks to Anders Lennartson for some information and tracklistings.
Thanks to Henri Kumlander for some discography information.
Thanks to Marlon Treep for some information and CD-covers.
Thanks to Galdini Mheidi for some information and CD-covers.
Thanks to Rob de Laat for some information and CD-covers.
Thanks to Adam Pokora for some information and CD-covers.
Thanks to Florent for some information and CD-covers.
Thanks to Patrik Blomdahl for some information and CD-covers.
Thanks to Cappella2000 for some CD-covers.
Thanks to DJ JenX for some information and CD-covers.
Thanks to D-Man'94 for some covers and tracklistings.
Thanks to DJ Hooligan for some covers and tracklistings.
Thanks to Gabriel Cristea for some covers and tracklistings.
Thanks to Nico Schimmelpfennig for some tracklistings and CD-covers.